Britain and France have the same Policy of "Soft Justice" and for the same reason. Both countries lack enough prisons and cells to house criminals, for short stays or for long stretches of time !
However both countries are now building new prisons to house criminals and to replace very old prisons built many years ago, even before 1900 !
There is one piece of information which this Blog cannot find concerning either country. For example, in 1900 how many Prison Cells were available and what was the total population of each country then and to-day ?
Each day one sees in the French Press or that of Great Britain, that criminals have been either given a soft punishment or that for "humanitarian" reasons they have benefitted from an early release !
The idea that imprisonment should act as a déterrant has long been abandoned ! Is this "justice" ? Not in the eyes of right thinking judges, but Ministers of Justice have been weak in not providing Judges with the means of protecting the public.
Ministers do not not suffer from this. They plead they are saving costs ! Is this really true and acceptable ?
Victims of crime have another opinion, but they are never heard ! Alas as electors they do not count.
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